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1983446.001 111,11,111111111111,11!11111111119911 CONSERVATION AND TRAIL EASEMENT AND RESTRICTIONS THIS CONVRVATION AND TRAIL EASEIVIENT AND RESTRICTIONS is made effective this ' day of>y9--1-4,—) , 2006 by Oakwood L .d Development, a Minnesota Limited LiabCompany, (collectively the "Owner") to and in favor of the LLB CITY OF RAMSEY, a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota (hereinafter called "City"). WHEREAS Minnesota Statutes 84. .01.05 authorize the grant by private citizens of non -possessory, conservation easements, to protect natural, scenic and open space values, and possessor the authorized grantees include any governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, the City is a: (i) governmental body empowered to own interests in real estate and (ii) is a charter city under Minnesota Statutes; and WHEREAS, preservation of the Easement Areas defined below will further City goals adopted bythe City as Resolution #03-12-340 and is summarized as follows: p (Resolution #03-12-340) WHEREAS, Ramsey City Council desires to protect ecologically significant open space associated with Trott Brook, by entering into an Agreement with the State of Minnesota for the purposeacquiring of ac uiring from willing landowners, Conservation and Trail [where applicable] Easements; and WHEREAS, p open aces are vital to our ecological, economic, and physical health; and p WHEREAS, � s open ace and natural features are an important element to community p identity in the City; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey City Council desires to protect ecologically significant areas within the City; and WHEREAS, Trott Brook is a high quality, ecologically significant area that creates a large natural corridor across the City; and WHEREAS, preservation of the Easement Areas will further goals of the State of Minnesota adoptedby the State as Minnesota Laws 2001, First Special Session, Chapter 2, Section 14, Subdivision 4(e), which provides funding to accelerate the restoration of Minnesota's fish and wildlife byreestablishinga network of statewide corridors that connect core units of highqualityhabitat for the purpose of sustaining and enhancing fish and wildlife populations, g and restoring the integrity of natural communities that are sustainable with human activities; and